GIFT  OF 


WJBL'IZWIW 
'A  'M  '; 


Commissioners: 
JOHN  A.   MclLHENNY 

President 

CHARLES  M.  GALLOWAY 
HARMON  W.  CRAVEN 


Form  2OO9. 
Effective  Oct.  15, 1'Jlo. 


UNITED  STATES  CIVIJL  SERVICE  COMMISSION 
Washington,  D.  C. 


REGULATIONS 


GOVERNING 


APPOINTMENTS  TO  THE 
NAVY-YARD  SERVICE 


AND   ADMINISTRATIVE    REGULATIONS    IN 

CONNECTION  THEREWITH  PROMULGATED 

BY  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY 


AUTHORIZED  BY  EXECUTIVE  ORDER 
DATED  DECEMBER  7,  1912 


WASHINGTON 

1915 


V 


EXECUTIVE  ORDER. 


All  artisan  and  supervisory  artisan  positions  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Department  of  the  Navy  are  hereby  included  in  the  competitive  classified  serv- 
ice of  the  United  States,  unless  specifically  exempted  from  examination  by  law 
or  Executive  order.  Such  positions  will  hereafter  be  filled  in  accordance  with 
the  regulations  which  have  been  approved  by  me,  except  that  employment  from 
the  present  registered  lists,  without  classification,  is  authorized  for  the  limited 
period  necessary  to  establish  eligible  lists  through  open  competitive  examina- 
tion in  the  manner  provided  in  the  regulations. 

No  artisan  or  supervisory  artisan  whose  position  is  included  in  the  classified 
service  by  this  order  shall  be  classified  unless  he  has  established  his  capacity 
for  efficient  service  or  has  been  examined  and  found  qualified  by  the  labor 
board  and  is  recommended  for  classification  by  the  commanding  officer  under 
whom  he  is  employed. 

Eligible  registers  under  the  new  regulations  will  be  established,  and  eligi- 
bility from  registered  lists  established  under  Navy  Yard  Order  No.  23,  revised, 
shall  not  be  extended  beyond  June  30,  1913.  Persons  employed  before  that  date 
from  the  present  registered  lists  shall  not  be  eligible  to  classification  except  in 
the  manner  provided  in  the  regulations. 

Section  3  of  Civil  Service  Rule  III  is  hereby  revoked.  Appointments  to  posi- 
tions mentioned  in  snid  section  will  be  governed  hereafter  by  the  provisions  of 
the  civil-service  rules. 

WM.  H.  TAFT. 

THE  WHITE  HOUSE,  December  7,  1912. 

(3) 


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REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  APPOINTMENTS  TO  THE  NAVY-YARD  SERV- 
ICE, AND  ADMINISTRATIVE  REGULATIONS  IN  CONNECTION  THERE- 
WITH PROMULGATED  BY  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY, 


The  following  regulations  are  based  upon  the  civil-service  and  subsequent 
acts,  the  civil-service  rules,  Executive  orders,  legal  decisions,  opinions,  and 
rulings,  and  no  change  therein  shall  be  made  without  the  approval  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Navy  and  the  concurrence  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission.  These 
regulations  shall  take  effect  October  15,  1915,  and  supersede  all  previous 
instructions  not  in  accordance  therewith. 

In  case  of  doubt  as  to  the  application  and  extent  of  these  regulations  refer- 
ence should  be  made  to  the  current  Annual  Report  of  the  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission for  a  full  exposition  of  the  law  as  enacted  and  construed. 

The  numbering  and  subjects  of  the  various  sections  of  these  regulations 
correspond  with  those  of  the  civil-service  rules. 

The  expression  "  head  of  department "  wherever  used  in  these  regulations, 
except  in  Section  XV,  shall  be  construed  to  mean  the  officer  directly  responsible 
to  the  commanding  officer  and  in  charge  of  a  distinct  yard  department  or  divi- 
sion. As  used  in  Section  XV  it  means  the  head  of  an  executive  department  of 
the  Government. 

Appointments  to  positions  under  Groups  I,  II,  and  III,  Section  II,  shall  be 
made  from  registers  established  as  a  result  of  examinations  held  by  the  labor 
board  (Sec.  IV).  Appointments  to  positions  under  Group  IV  (a,  b,  and  c)  shall 
be  made  from  registers  established  as  a  result  of  examinations  held  by  the 
Civil  Service  Commission  or  the  district  secretary.  Labor  boards  shall  assist 
in  connection  with  any  examination  upon  the  request  of  the  commission  or  the 
district  secretary. 

Labor  is  employed  at  navy  yards  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  following  provision  of 
law  : 

Labor  shall  be  employed  in  the  several 


navy  yards  by  the  proper  officers  in  charge 
with  reference  to  skill  and  efficiency,  and 
without  regard  to  other  considerations. 
(R.  S.,  sec.  1544.) 


SECTION  I. — POLITICS  AND  RELIGION. 

1.  (a)  No  information  relative  to  the  politics  or  religion  of  an  applicant, 
eligible,  or  employee  shall  be  required,  requested,  or  received.  Any  communica- 
tion containing  such  information  which  may  be  offered  shall  be  rejected,  and, 
if  written,  shall  be  returned  to  the  tender  thereof.  No  consideration  shall  be 
given  to  such  information,  and  no  person  shall  be  employed,  promoted,  rerated, 
discharged,  or  otherwise  discriminated  against  or  favored  on  account  of  his 
religious  or  political  opinions. 

(&)  No  contribution  of  money  for  political  purposes  shall  be  required,  re- 
quested, or  accepted  from  any  employee. 

(c)  No  employee  shall  take  an  active  part  in  political  management  or  cam- 
paigns, nor  use  his  official  authority  or  influence  to  interfere  with  or  influence 
the  result  of  an  election. 

(d)  A  violation  of  any  of  the  above  regulations  under  Section  I  shall  be 
considered  a  just  cause  for  immediate  dismissal  from  the  service. 

(e)  Executive  order  of  May  14,  1909.  provides  as  follows: 


(5) 


"  Whenever  iu  the  opinion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  a  strict  enforce- 
ment of  the  provisions  of  Section  I,  Rule  I,  of  the  civil-service  rules  would 
influence  the  result  of  a  local  election  the  issue  of  which  materially  affects  the 
local  welfare  of  the  Government  employees  in  the  vicinity  of  any  navy  yard  or 
station  the  Civil  Service  Commission  may,  on  recommendation  of  the  Secretary 
of  the  Navy,  and  after  such  investigation  as  it  may  deem  necessary,  permit  the 
active  participation  of  the  employees  of  the  yard  or  station  in  such  local  elec- 
tion. In  the  exercise  of  the  privilege  which  may  be  conferred  hereunder 
persons  affected  must  not  neglect  their  official  duties  nor  cause  public  scandal 
by  their  activity." 

SECTION  II. — CLASSIFICATION. 

2.  All  artisan  and  supervising  artisan  and  other  civil  positions  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Department  of  the  Navy,  not  specifically  excepted  by  law 
or  Executive  order,  are  included  in  the  competitive  classified  service. 

(a)    Employees  of   the  Naval   Home  are  pervisory    artisan    positions    at    the    naval 

exempted  from  the  provisions  of  the  navy-  stations,   Cavite  and   Olongapo,   P.   I.,  and 

yard    regulations.       (Letter    Civil    Service  Guantanamo,  Cuba. 

Commission,  Apr.  2,  1913.)  (e)   Executive  order  of  Dec.  2,  1910,  ex- 
(&)   Executive   order   of  June   13,    1905*  cepts  from  examination  paymasters'  clerks 
exempts  laborers,  skilled  and  unskilled,  at  acting  as  principal  clerks  to  general  store- 
naval  hospitals  from  the  provisions  of  the  keepers  at  navy  yards  and  naval  stations, 
civil-service    rules    and    navy-yard    regula-  and    civilian    professors,    instructors,    and 
tions.  teachers    in    the    Naval    Academy    at    An- 
te)  Executive  order  of  Feb.  21,  1911,  ex-  napolis. 

cepts  from  examination  all  positions  at  the  (f)   Executive  order  of  Apr.  3,  1911,  ex- 
naval  stations,  Guam,  and  Tutuila,  Samoa.  cepts  from  examination  one  clerk  actually 
(d)    Executive  order  of  Feb.  4,  1913,  ex-  on  duty  with  each  assistant  paymaster  of 
cepts    from    examination    artisan    and    su-  the  Marine  Corps. 

3.  The  force  at  navy  yards  and  naval  stations  is  divided  under  four  groups, 
as  follows : 

UNCLASSIFIED. 

GROUP  I. — Laborers  and  others  engaged  upon  manual  work  which  requires 
no  mechanical  skill  or  trade  knowledge,  such  as — 

Attendants,  battery.  Janitors. 

Attendants,  dispensary.  Laborers,  common. 

Attendants,  powder  factory.  Stable  keepers. 

Boys.  .  Teams,  double. 

Coal  handlers.  Teams,  single. 

Deck  hands.  Teamsters. 

Hod  carriers.  Teamsters  with  teams. 
Hostlers. 

Positions  in  Group  I  shall  be  tilled  by  certification  from  registers  prepared 
raid  maintained  by  the  labor  board. 

CLASSIFIED. 

GROUP  II. — Apprentices,  helpers,  and  others  engaged  upon  work  which  re- 
quires some  mechanical  skill  or  trade  knowledge,  such  as — 

Apprentices.  Hammer  runners. 

Clothing  factory  employees  :  Helpers,  blacksmiths'. 

Apprentice  tailors.  Helpers,  boat  builders'. 

Helpers,  cutters'.  Helpers,  boiler  makers'. 

Cupola  men.  Helpers,  coppersmiths'. 

Dredgers.  Helpers,  divers'. 


Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 
Helpers, 


electricians'. 

general. 

laboratory. 

machinists'. 

masons'. 

metal  workers'. 

niolders'. 

ordnance. 

painters'. 

pattern  makers' 

pipe  fitters'. 

plumbers'. 

riggers'. 


Helpers,  ropemakers'. 
Helpers,  sheet-metal  workers' 
Helpers,  ship  fitters'. 
Helpers,  shipsmiths'. 
Helpers,  shipwrights'. 
Helpers,  steel  workers'. 
Helpers,  woodworkers'. 
Holders-on. 
Markers,  rifle  range. 
Oakum  spinners. 
Rivet  heaters. 
Tool-room  keepers. 
Weighers. 


Positions  in  Group  II  shall  be  filled  by  certification  from  registers  prepared^ 
and  maintained  by  the  labor  board. 


(a)  A  machinist  is  supposed  to  do  work 
that  requires  both  skilled  hands  and 
trained  intelligence.  Similarly,  a  helper  is 
supposed  to  be  a  man  possessed  of  suf- 
ficient intelligence  and  manual  skill  to  do 
plain  drilling  or  rough  filing  or  chipping, 
etc.  If  manual  assistance  alone  is  required, 
such  as  lifting  and  carrying,  it  is  always 
rendered  by  a  laborer.  Machinists'  help- 
ers are  expected  to  and  must  do  some 
of  the  rougher  work.  The  broad  line  of 
demarcation  between  a  machinist  and  a 
machinist's  helper  is  determined  by  the 
fact  that  the  machinist  is  a  skilled  me- 
chanic, and  to  acquire  this  skill  has 
passed  through  a  regular  apprenticeship 
for  a  series  of  years,  or  has  had  experi- 
ence in  shops  on  work  of  increasing  diffi- 
culty, equivalent  in  its  results  to  an  ap- 
prenticeship. A  machinist's  helper  is  one 

GKOUP  III. — Artisans,  such  as — 

Clothing  factory  employees : 
Box  makers. 
Canvas  workers. 
Checkers. 

Clothing  examiners. 
Cutters. 
Inspectresses. 
Machine  operators. 
Operatives   (female). 
Pressers. 

Pressers  and  operators. 
Second  assistant  chief  cutter. 
Spongers. 
Tailors. 

Trimmers  and  markers. 
Woodworkers. 


having  a  greater  or  less  acquaintance  with 
machine  tools  and  machinery,  with  knowl- 
edge above  that  of  a  good  laborer,  but  who 
need  not  have  the  special  skill  acquired 
by  a  regular  apprenticeship  or  equivalent 
training.  The  distinction  to  be  made  be- 
tween the  duties  of  a  machinist  and  a 
machinist's  helper  is  that  the  former 
should  be  occupied  upon  work  in  his  line 
that  requires  the  degree  of  knowledge 
and  skill  which  can  be  acquired  only  as  a 
result  of  a  regular  apprenticeship  or  its 
equivalent,  and  that  work  not  requiring 
such  a  degree  of  knowledge  and  skill 
should  be  performed  by  machinists'  helpers 
or  their  equivalent  ratings. 

(6)  Helpers  shall  not,  except  incident- 
ally, be  assigned  work  ordinarily  per- 
formed by  employees  under  Group  I,  un- 
classified. 


Acetylene  operators. 

Anglesiniths. 

Armature   winders. 

Blacksmiths. 

Block  makers. 

Boat  builders. 

Boiler  makers. 

Box  makers. 

Buffers  and  polishers. 

Butchers. 

Cable  splicers. 

Calkers,  wood. 

Calkers  and  chippers,  iron. 

Carpenters,  house. 

Casting  cleaners. 

Chauffeurs. 


Concrete  workers. 

Coopers. 

Coppersmiths. 

Cranemen. 

Diesinkers. 

Divers. 

Drillers. 

Electricians. 

Electric-dredge  operators. 

Electric  welders. 

Electroplaters. 

Engine  tenders. 

Engine  tenders,  crane. 

Engine  tenders,  electrical. 

Engine  tenders,  fire. 

Engine  tenders,  hoisting. 

Engine  tenders,  locomotive. 

Engine  tenders,  pile  driver. 

Firemen. 

Flag  makers. 

Flange  turners. 

Forgers,  drop. 

Forgers,  heavy. 

Foundry  chippers. 

Frame  benders. 

Furnace  men,  forge. 

Furnace  men,  foundry. 

Galvanizers. 

Gardeners. 

Heaters,  furnace. 

Instrument  makers. 

Joiners. 

Joiners,  ship. 

Leather  workers. 

Letterers  and  grainers. 

Levelers. 

Linemen. 

Loftsmeu. 

Lumber  sealers. 

Machine  operators. 

Machinists. 

Machinists,  all-round. 

Machinists,  electrical. 

Machinists,  floor  or  vise  hand. 

Machinists,  specially  skilled. 

Machinists,  tool  hand. 

Machinists,  torpedo. 

Masons,  brick. 

Masons,  stone. 

Mechanics,  electrical. 

Melters. 

Metallic  cartridge  case  makers. 

Millmen. 

Millwrights. 

Model-machine  operators. 


Model  makers,  wood. 

Molders. 

Molders,  steel  casting. 

Motormen.  / 

Oilers. 

Ordnance  men. 

Packers. 

Painters. 

Pattern  makers. 

Pavers. 

Pile  drivers. 

Pilots,  ferryboat. 

Pipe  coverers. 

Pipe  fitters. 

Plasterers. 

Plumbers,  house. 

Plumbers,  ship. 

Pressmen. 

Punchers  and  shearers. 

Railroad  yardinasters. 

Riggers. 

Riveters. 

Riveters,  hand. 

Riveters,  machine. 

Riveters,  pneumatic  hammer. 

Rodmen. 

Rollers,  brass  and  copper. 

Roofers. 

Ropeniakers. 

Sailinakers. 

Sand  blasters. 

Saw  filers. 

Seamstresses. 

Sheet-metal  workers. 

Ship  fitters. 

Shipsmiths. 

Shipwrights. 

Spar  makers. 

Steelworkers. 

Stevedores. 

Stonecutters. 

Switchmen. 

Tinners. 

Tool  dressers. 

Toolinakers. 

Tool  sharpeners. 

Tower  men. 

Trackmen. 

Turbine  bladers. 

Upholsterers. 

Water  tenders. 

Wharf  builders. 

Wheelwrights. 

Wiremeu. 

Wire  workers. 


Positions  in  Group  III  shall  be  filled  by  certification  from  registers  prepared 
and  maintained  by  the  labor  board. 

GROUP  IVa. — Supervising  artisans,  such  as — 

Foremen.  Quartermen-in-charge. 

Master  mechanics.  Leadingmen    and   quartermen    serving 

Tngmasters.  under  other  supervising  artisans. 

Leadingmen-in-charge. 

Except  as  provided  in  paragraph  53  for  the  positions  of  leadingman  and 
quarterinan,  positions  in  Group  IVa  shall  be  filled  by  certification  by  the  dis- 
trict secretary  under  the  "  district  system." 

GROUP  IVb. — Special  employees  whose  primary  qualification  is  a  trade  knowl- 
edge, but  who  are  not  required  to  possess  more  than  a  limited  educational 
qualification,  such  as — 

Progress  men.  Special  mechanics. 

Shop  store  supervisors. 

Positions  in  Group  IVb  shall  be  filled  by  certification  by  the  district  secre- 
tary under  the  "district  system." 

GROUP  IVc. — Special  employees  who  are  required  to  have  educational  and 
technical  qualifications,  such  as — 

Assistant    inspectors    of    engineering      Metallographists. 

material.  Photographers. 
Assistant  inspectors  of  hull  material.      Powder  experts. 

Blue  printers.  Shelf  assistants. 

Bookkeepers.  Ship  keepers  (see  (d)  below). 

Cataloguers.  Shoe  inspectors. 

Chemists.  Stenographers. 

Clerks.  Stenographers  and  ti/peirriters. 

Copyist  draftsmen.  Store  laborers. 

Custodians.  Subinspectors  of  work  or  material. 

Draftsmen.  Telegraph  operators. 

Expert  aids.  Telephone  xicitchboard  operators. 

Laboratorians.  Timber  inspectors. 

Librarians.  Timekeepers. 

Magazine  attendants.  Torpedo  engineers. 

Mechanical  engineers.  Typewriters. 

Messenger  ~boys.  Watchmen. 

Messengers.  Weight  clerks. 

Positions  in  Group  IVc  the  names  of  which  are  printed  in  italics  shall  be  filled 
by  certification  by  the  district  secretary  under  the  "  district  system  " ;  other 
positions  in  the  group  shall  be  filled  by  certification  by  the  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission to  the  Navy  Department  direct. 

(c)   When  a  vacancy  occurs  in  any  po-  who  will  forward  the  report  to  the  Secre- 

eition  which  is  filled  upon  appointment  by  tary  of  the  Navy  with  appropriate  recom- 

the    Secretary    of   the   Navy,   the   head   of  mendation. 

the   department   or   division   in   which  the  (d)   As  vacancies   occur  in   the  position 

vacancy    occurs    shall    immediately    report  of  ship  keeper  they  shall  be  filled  by  the 

the  fact  to  the  commandant  of  the  yard,  appointment  of  watchmen. 

4.  Classified  employees  may  be  assigned  without  restriction  to  any  work,  pro- 
vided there  is  no  change  in  the  pay  or  designation  of  the  employee  in  question, 
upon  specific  authority  of  the  Navy  Department.  The  authority  of  the  depart- 
ment will  not  be  required  in  cases  of  six-day  assignments  mentioned  in  clause 
l°_15 2 


10 

(&)  of  paragraph  50.  Unclassified  employees  may  not  be  assigned  to  work  ordi- 
narily performed  by  classified  employees,  except  incidentally  to  meet  emergen- 
cies. Keport  of  all  such  incidental  assignments  shall  be  made  to  the  labor 
board  without  delay. 

(a)   Janitors  shall  keep  clean  the  wash  lar    duties.      They    shall    not    be    detailed 

rooms,    water-closets,    spittoons,    and    win-  to  other  duty  and  shall  be  certified  from 

dows  in  the  several  buildings,  of  the  navy  the  janitor  register  upon  requisition  made 

yard  and  perform  other  miscellaneous  simi-  in  the  usual  manner. 

SECTION  III. — APPLICATIONS  AND  EXAMINATIONS. 

5.  Application  for  employment  under  Groups  I,  II,  and  III  may  be  made  at 
the  office  of  the  labor  board  on  each  working  day  of  the  year.    The  applicant's 
name,  address,  and  occupation  or  trade  shall  be  recorded,  together  with  a  brief 
descriptive  list  to  serve  as  a  means  of  identification.    Labor  boards  and  district 
secretaries  shall  furnish  to  persons  interested  information  concerning  appli- 
cations for  employment  under  Group  IV  (a,  b,  and  c). 

6.  Applicants  for  positions  under  Groups  I,  II,  and  III  which  appear  on  the 
approved  annual  schedule  of  wages  shall  be  furnished  with  the  blank  forms 
to  be  executed  by  them,  and  shall  be  notified  that  in  order  to  be  considered 
the  forms  must  be  returned,  properly  executed,  at  least  two  weeks  before  the 
end  of  the  current  quarter,  and  that  otherwise  they  will  be  considered  in  the 
next  quarter. 

(a)   When     an     applicant     applies     for  corder  at  the  second  yard  shall  call  upon 

more  than  one  position  requiring  the  same  the    recorder    at    the    first    yard    for    his 

form  of  examination  at  the  same  time  and  rating,    and    his    name    shall    be    placed 

for  employment  in  the  same  yard,  he  shall  upon  the  register  at  the  second  yard  with 

be  permitted  to  make  a  copy,  in  his  own  that  rating,  upon  the  establishment  of  the 

handwriting,  of  the  entire  application,  for  next  register. 

each  position  not  covered  by  the  original  (d)   When  an  applicant  files  application 

application.  on  the  prescribed  form  at  another  yard  for 

(I))  When  an  applicant  files  a  second  a  position  different  from  that  for  which 
application  for  another  position  within  he  has  applied  at  the  first  yard,  the  re- 
six  months  at  the  same  yard,  he  shall  be  corder  at  the  second  yard  shall  call  upon 
required  to  execute  a  complete  applica-  the  recorder  at  the  first  yard  for  the 
tion  except  the  medical  certificate,  and  rating  on  physical  condition  if  the  medical 
shall  be  given  the  same  rating  on  physical  certificate  on  the  application  filed  at  the 
condition  as  in  the  first  application.  first  yard  was  executed  within  six  months 

(c)  When  an  applicant  applies  at  an-  of  the  time  that  the  application  is  filed  at 
other  yard  for  the  same  position  for  which  the  second  yard,  and  in  such  a  case  a  sec- 
he  is  eligible  at  one  yard,  he  shall  be  re-  ond  medical  certificate  shall  not  be  re- 
quired to  execute  a  complete  application  quired.  (Based  upon  letter  Civil  Service 
except  the  medical  certificate  and  the  re-  Commission,  July  16,  1913.) 

7.  The  labor  board  shall  in  all  cases  make  further  inquiries  as  to  the  appli- 
cant's character,  habits,  ability,  and  efficiency,  on  the  forms  provided  for  that 
purpose,  for  consideration  in  determining  the  final  percentage  rating  of  each 
applicant. 

8.  Applicants  for  employment  in  the  occupations  embraced  in  Group  I  shall 
be  placed  on  the  eligible  list  in  the  order  of  averages  given  to  them  on  their 
physical  ability  upon  physical  examination,  including  a  strength  test,  to  be 
given  by  a  surgeon  or  physician  detailed  to  the  board  for  the  purpose;  but 
where  two  or  more  eligibles  receive  the  same  average,  priority  shall  be  deter- 
mined by  the  time  of  filing  completed  application,  provided  that  honorably 
discharged  soldiers,  sailors,  and  marines  shall  be  entered  above  others  in  cases 
of  equality  of  ratings. 

(a)   The  registration  of  "boys"  shall  be  (6)  The  strength  test  shall  be  omitted 

confined  exclusively  to  boys  to  be  employed      from    the    examination    of    boy    applicants 
on  manual  labor  not  suitable  for  men.  for    unskilled    laborer    positions.       (Letter 

Civil  Service  Commission,  May  12,  1913.) 


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9.  The  physical  examination  for  all  positions  shall  be  conducted  wholly  with 
a  view  to  determining  an  applicant's  ability  to  perform  the  work  of  the  posi- 
tion to  which  he  seeks  appointment  and  his  freedom  from  disease  or  defects 
which  would,  as  a  contributory  cause,  tend  to  aggravate  or  prolong  a  disability 
resulting  from  accident  or  injury  received  in  the  performance  of  his  work  or 
which  would  render  him  more  liable  to  such  accident  or  injury. 

10.  The  examination  for  experience  and  training  for  all  positions  embraced 
under  Groups  II  and  III  shall  be  conducted  by  the  labor  board  and  shall  con- 
sist of  an  examination  of  the  information  submitted  by  the  applicant,  on  the 
prescribed  forms,  and  of  all  other  information  secured  by  the  labor  board  in  the 
manner  provided  in  paragraph  7. 

11.  The  relative  standing  of  applicants — Groups  II  and  III — shall  be  deter- 
mined by  their  final  marks,  or  multiples,  derived  by  combining  their  marks  for 
physical  fitness  and  for  trade  experience  and  training  in  accordance  witla  the 
practice,  instructions,  and  regulations  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission. 

12.  Applicants  for  original  appointment  to  positions  in  Groups  I,  II,  and  III 
shall  be  rated  quarterly,  or  more  or  less  often,  as  the  needs  of  the  service  may 
require. 

13.  The  positions  of  leadingman   and  quarterman,    Group   IVa,   when   not 
filled  as  provided  under  Section  XI  shall  be  filled  by  open  competitive  exami- 
nation.     The   positions   of   master   mechanic,    foreman,    leadingman-in-charge, 
quarterman-in-charge,  and  tug  master,  Group  IVa,  and  positions  specified  under 
Group  IVb  and  Group  IVc,  when  not  filled  by  promotion,  shall  be  filled  by  open 
competitive  examination,  examination  announcement  to  be  issued  upon  request 
of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  except  that  for  positions  filled  under  the  "dis- 
trict system  "  the  district  secretary  shall  announce  examinations  upon  request 
of  the  commanding  officer.     When  promotion  is  made  to  any  position  covered 
by  this  paragraph  it  shall  be  upon  such  tests  of  fitness,  if  any,  as  may  be 
required  by  the  Civil  Service  Commission. 

SECTION  IV. — LABOR  BOARDS. 

14.  There  shall  be  a  labor  board  at  each  navy  yard  or  station  and  at  each 
separate  establishment  outside  of  the  navy  yards  where  the  number  of  em- 
ployees is  sufficient  to  require  it,  composed  of  one  commissioned  officer  with  a 
rank  not  lower  than  lieutenant  commander,  who  shall  serve  as  senior  member 
of  the  board,  three  employees  permanently  assigned  to  the  yard  or  station, 
and  the  district  secretary  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission.     In  exceptional 
cases  where,  because  of  peculiar  conditions,  it  is  not  advisable  to  designate 
civilian  employees,  naval  officers  in  addition  to  the  senior  member  may  be 
selected  for  board  membership.    The  navy-yard  members  of  the  board  shall  be 
recommended  to  the  Civil  Service  Commission  through  the  district  secretary 
after  a  conference  between  the  commanding  officer  and  the  district  secretary. 

15.  The  labor  board  shall  be  charged  with  and  be  responsible  for  the  proper, 
effective,  and  impartial  enforcement  of  these  regulations,  and  it  shall  report, 
in  writing,  to  the  commanding  officer  without  delay  any  violation  of  the  law 
or  regulations  relating  to  the  employment  of  labor  which  may  come  to  its 
knowledge  or  to  that  of  any  of  its  members. 

16.  The  duties  of  the  labor  board  are  administrative,  and  it  shall  not  make 
any  change  in  methods  or  promulgate  instructions  which  would  materially, 
affect  these  regulations. 

17.  For  the   purpose   of   conducting   examinations   such   additional    officers, 
clerks,  and  employees  of  various  departments  as  may  be  necessary  shall  be 


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detailed  by  the  commanding  officer,  as  assistants  to  the  labor  board,  upon  the 
request  of  the  senior  member. 

18.  The  district  secretary  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission  shall  act  as  the 
labor  board's  adviser  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  administration  of  the 
civil-service  law  and  rules,  and  with  reference  to  all  such  matters  the  labor 
board  shall  be  under  the  direct  and  sole  control  of  the  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission. 

19.  There  shall  be  a  recorder  for  the  labor  board,  who  shall  be  present  at  all 
meetings  and  keep  the  records  thereof.    He  shall  be  the  custodian  of  all  records 
relating  to  employment  under  Groups  I,  II,  and  III,  of  promotion  registers  of 
eligibles  for  leadingrnan  and  quarterman,  and  of  the  service  records  of  em- 
ployees under  Group  IVa  and  Group  IVb ;  shall  notify  persons  selected  for  ap- 
pointment ;  shall  keep  the  record  of  the  personnel  and  perform  such  other  duties 
as  the  labor  board  may  direct,  except  that  he  shall  not  participate  in  the  rating 
of  examination  papers.     He  shall  invite  the  attention  of  the  labor  board  to 
whatever  he  considers  an  infraction  of  these  regulations.     Such  additional 
clerical  force  as  may  be  necessary  to  perform  the  work  of  the  office  may  be 
detailed  by  the  commanding  officer  to  assist  the  recorder. 

20.  The  instructions  of  the  Civil   Service   Commission  fixing  the   relative 
weights  of  subjects,  the  methods  to  be  employed  in  rating  the  examination 
papers,  the  information  to  be  furnished  by  the  applicant  and  that  to  be  secured 
by  means  of  confidential  inquiries  shall  be  promulgated  for  the  guidance  of  the 
labor  board. 

SECTION  V. — QUALIFICATIONS  OF  APPLICANTS. 

21.  An  applicant  is  required  to  show  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  labor  board 
that  he  has  the  following  qualifications  in  order  to  have  his  name  placed  on 
the  eligible  list  for  appointment : 

(a)  That  he  is  a  citizen  of,  or  owes  allegiance  to,  the  United  States. 
(6)  That  he  has  the  necessary  knowledge  of,  and  experience  in,  the  occupa- 
tion or  trade  in  which  he  seeks  employment. 

(c)  That  he  is  industrious  and  of  good  character. 

(d)  That  he  is  physically  able  to  perform  the  work  of  his  occupation  or 
trade,  and  that  he  has  no  physical  defect  which  will,  as  a  contributory  cause, 
tend  to  prolong  a  disability  resulting  from  an  accident  or  injury  received  in 
the  performance  of  his  work  or  which  would  render  him  more  liable  to  such 
accident  or  injury. 

22.  The  age  limits  for  employment  are  as  follows : 

Group  I. — Boys,  between  14  and  18  years,  if  not  in  conflict  with  the  laws  of 
the  State  in  which  the  yard  is  situated;  otherwise  to  conform  with  the  said 
laws.  All  others,  17  years  or  over. 

Group  II. — Ordnance,  shipsmiths',  blacksmiths',  and  anglesiniths'  helpers,  21 
years  or  over.  Apprentices  between  15  and  18  years,  if  not  in  conflict  with  the 
laws  of  the  State  in  which  the  yard  is  situated ;  otherwise  to  conform  with  the 
said  laws.  All  others,  17  years  or  over. 

Group  III. — Riveters,  18  years  or  over.  Ordnance  men,  23  years  or  over. 
Operatives,  female,  18  years  or  over,  except  that  applications  will  not  be 
accepted  from  persons  more  than  40  years  of  age  unless  they  have  had  at  least 
one  year's  experience  in  operating  power-driven  sewing  machines.  All  others, 
20  years  or  over. 

Group  IV  (a,  b,  and  c). — As  stated  in  announcements  of  examinations. 

23.  Any  of  the  following  is  deemed  good  cause  for  the  rejection  of  an  appli- 
cant or  eligible : 


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(a)  Dismissal  from  the  service  for  delinquency  or  misconduct  within  one 
year  next  preceding  the  date  of  application. 

(&)   Physical  or  mental  unfitness  for  the  position. 

(c)  Criminal,    infamous,    dishonest,    immoral,    or    notoriously    disgraceful 
conduct. 

(d)  Making  a  false  statement  in  any  material  fact  or  practicing  any  decep- 
tion or  fraud  in  securing  examination,  registration,  certification,  or  appoint- 
ment. 

(e)  Refusal  to  furnish  testimony  as  required  by  Section  XIV. 

(f)  The  habitual  or  excessive  use  of  intoxicants  or  deleterious  drugs. 

24.  Any  of  the  last  five  foregoing  disqualifications  shall  be  cause  for  the  dis- 
missal of  an  employee.- 

SECTION   VI. — RATING  AND   ELIGIBILITY — REGISTERS. 

25.  Examination  papers  shall  be  rated  on  a  scale  of  100,  and  applicants  shall 
be  notified  of  their  ratings. 

26.  All  applicants  rated  at  70  or  more  shall  be  eligible  for  appointment,  and 
their  names  shall  be  placed  on  the  proper  register  according  to  their  percentage 
ratings;  but  the  names  of  persons  preferred  under  section  1754,  Revised  Stat- 
utes, rated  at  65  or  more,  shall  be  placed  above  all  others. 

27.  The  term  of  eligibility  shall  be  one  year,  beginning  with  the  date  on 
which  the  name  of  the  eligible  is  last  entered  on  the  eligible  list.     An  eligible 
who  wishes  to  have  his  name  reentered  on  the  eligible  list  at  the  end  of  the 
eligible  period  of  one  year  must  be  reexamined. 

28.  A  register  of  eligibles  shall  be  prepared  and  maintained  by  the  labor 
board  under  each  of  Groups  I,  II,  and  III.     The  registers  under  each  of  said 
groups  shall  be  divided  into  three  lists,  as  follows : 

(a)  Furlouf/h  list  for  reinstatement. — This  list  shall  include  the  names  of  all 
who  have  been  discharged  for  lack  of  work  or  lack  of  funds,  with  ratings  of 
not  less  than  "  Very  good  "  in  workmanship  and  "  Very  good  "  in  conduct,  as 
provided  in  paragraph  62. 

(6)  Preferred  list. — This  list  shall  include  the  names  of  all  eligibles  for 
original  appointment  who  are  entitled  to  preference  under  the  provisions  of 
section  1754,  Revised  Statutes. 

(c)  General  list. — This  list  shall  include  the  names  of  all  other  eligibles  for 
original  appointment  and  of  all  who  have  been  reentered  on  the  list  as  provided 
in  paragraph  63.  On  this  list  honorably  discharged  soldiers,  sailors,  or  ma- 
rines shall  be  preferred  for  appointment  in  case  of  equality  of  ratings  with 
others. 

29.  Each. of  the  above  lists  shall  be  subdivided  by  trades  or  occupations,  and 
notation  shall  be  made  of  any  particular  class  of  work  or  branch  of  a  trade  in 
which  the  eligible  is  most  proficient. 

(a)  A  copy  of  the  eligible  registers  un-  up  to  date  by  striking  off  the  names  of 
der  Groups  I,  II,  and  III  shall  be  posted  those  certified  for  employment  and  enter- 
after  each  examination,  in  a  conspicuous  ing  in  their  proper  positions  such  names 
place  in  the  yard,  for  the  information  of  as  are  restored  to  the  lists, 
the  public.  The  registers  so  posted  shall  (&)  At  navy  yards  and  stations  where 
be  arranged  according  to  trades  or  occupa-  piecework  is  authorized  special  lists  of 
tions,  showing  the  names,  percentage  rat-  pieceworkers  shall  be  maintained  for  all 
ings,  and  relative  standing  of  applicants  trades  for  which  piecework  schedules  have 
according  to  the  furlough  list  for  reinstate-  been  approved.  In  addition  to  individual 
ment,  preferred  list,  and  general  list.  registration  on  piecework  lists,  the  labor 
In  order  to  convey  correct  information  board  shall  maintain  gang  lists  for  such 
it  will  be  necessary  to  keep  the  registers  piecework  for  which  gang  piece  prices  are 


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authorized,  including  "  machine  riveting 
gangs,"  "  hand  riveting  gangs,"  "  angle- 
smith  gangs,"  and  "  beam  smith  gangs." 
Such  gangs  shall  be  composed  of  the  usual 
number  of  riveters,  holders  on,  and  rivet 
heaters,  or  smiths  and  smiths'  helpers.  In 
the  event  of  a  vacancy  occurring  in  any 
piecework  gang  which  has  been  duly  en- 
tered upon  the  list,  the  labor  board  is  au- 
thorized to  fill  the  vacancy  with  the  first 
eligible  on  the  individual  piecework  lists 
of  the  trade  who  desires  to  form  a  part 
of  the  gang  in  question.  Eligibles  on  the 
regular  lists  of  the  labor  board  may  on 


application  to  the  board  have  their  names 
placed  also  on  the  piecework  lists  in  the 
same  relative  order  for  certification  for 
piecework  as  they  occupy  on  the  regular 
lists.  Persons  employed  from  regular  lists 
may  also  have  their  names  placed  on  the 
piecework  lists  in  the  same  relative  order  for 
certification  for  piecework  as  they  occupied 
on  the  regular  lists,  and  the  individual  mem- 
bers of  each  gang  formed  for  employment 
will  notify  the  labor  board  at  the  time  of 
filing  their  applications,  or  immediately 
thereafter,  that  they  desire  to  be  employed 
as  a  gang  and  certified  together  as  a  unit. 


30.  Registers  for  positions  under  Group  IV  (a,  b,  and  c)  shall  be  prepared 
and  maintained  by  the  Civil  Service  Commission  or  the  district  secretary  as  the 
needs  of  the  service  require,  except  as  provided  in  paragraph  53. 

SECTION  VII. — CERTIFICATION. 


REQUISITIONS CERTIFICATIONS RETURNS. 

31.  When  the  services  of  artisans  or  laborers,  Groups  I,  II,  and  III,  are 
required  in  any  department  of  the  station  the  head  of  department  shall  make 
requisition  on  the  labor  board,  specifying  the  number  required  for  each  sub- 
trade  or  class  of  work,  and  in  the  case  of  riveters  whether  right,  left,  or  both- 
handed  are  required.  Separate  requisitions  shall  be  made  for  each  trade. 


(a)  Both-handed  riveters  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  being  either  right-handed  or 
left-handed,  and  shall  be  certified  in  the 
order  of  relative  standing  on  a  requisition 
calling  for  either  right  or  left-handed  riv- 
eters. When  the  requisition  calls  for 
"riveters,"  without  specifying  the  hand, 
those  on  the  register  as  both-handed,  right- 
handed,  or  left-handed  shall  be  certified  in 
the  order  of  relative  standing. 

(6)  Riveters  who  have  been  found  on 
trial  to  have  stated  incorrectly  their  ability 
to  rivet  with  either  hand  shall  be  dis- 
charged. 

(c)  In  making  selections,  consideration 
shall  be  given  only  to  eligibles  qualified  as 
shown  on  the  register  to  perform  the  work 
required  in  the  position  to  be  filled.  It 
shall  be  understood,  for  example,  that  car- 
penters may  be  stair  builders,  ship  carpen- 
ters, bridge  carpenters,  etc.,  and  that  the 
eligible  register  shall  contain  information 
as  to  the  qualifications  of  each  eligible.  In 
making  a  selection,  therefore,  the  highest 
eligible  having  the  proper  qualifications 
shall  be  given  first  consideration.  No 
eligible  should  be  considered  or  selected  if 


the  compensation  to  be  paid  is  materially 
lower  than  the  lowest  amount  he  has  indi- 
cated willingness  to  accept.  (Letter  Civil 
Service  Commission,  June  16,  1913.) 

(d)  Requisition   shall   not   be  made   for 
more  than  10  workmen  on  Navy  Yard  Or- 
ders, Form  Ga,  and  an  additional  Form  6a 
shall  be  used  for  each  10  additional  men 
or  less.     A  requisition  shall  be  considered 
as  filled  when  the  number  of  men  required 
by  it  have  been  certified.     A  new  requisi- 
tion must  be  made  to  supply  men  (if  they 
are  still  required)    in  place  of  those  who 
fail  to  report,  decline  employment,  or  are 
discharged  during  the  trial  period.     A  new 
requisition    must    also   be    made   to    fill    a 
vacancy  occurring  in  a  gang  subsequent  to 
its  employment.     This  requisition  may   be 
filled    by    the   certification    of   the    highest 
eligible    of   the    proper   trade   rating   from 
both  the  regular  and  piecework  lists. 

(e)  An   applicant    for   employment   may 
state  the  lowest  rate  of  pay  that  he  will 
accept.     If  he  is  rated  below  this,  he  may 
decline  employment  and  retain  his  position 
on  the  eligible  register. 


32.  Upon  receipt  of  a  requisition  the  labor  board  shall  cause  notices  to  report 
to  the  office  of  labor  employment  on  or  before  a  fixed  date  to  be  sent  to  those 
persons  on  the  eligible  lists  entitled  to  certification,  in  the  following  order : 

First:  From  the  furlough  list  for  reinstatement,  in  the  order  of  relative 
standing,  from  those  qualified  in  the  required  trade  to  perform  the  particular 
work  in  question. 


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Second:  From  the  preferred  list,  in  tile  order  of  relative  standing,  from  those 
in  the  required  trade  whose  examination  records  show  experience  in  the  par- 
ticular work  in  question. 

Third:  From  the  general  list,  in  the  order  of  relative  standing,  from  those  in 
the  required  trade  whose  examination  records  or  subsequent  records  in  yard 
employment  show  experience  in  the  particular  work  in  question. 

33.  If  at  any  time  there  is  not  a  sufficient  number  of  eligibles  on  the  lists  to 
fill  the  requisitions  submitted,  temporary  appointment  may  be  made  as  pro- 
vided in  Section  VIII. 

34.  The  labor  board  shall  have  a  list  in  duplicate  of  the  names  of  all  persons 
notified  to  report  sent  immediately  to  the  head  of  department  concerned. 

35.  Upon    reporting    and   being   identified,    the   appointee's    notice    shall    be 
stamped  with  the  date  and  with  the  following  information  to  fix  his  status : 

(a)   If  from  the  furlough  list  for  reinstatement,  with  the  word  "Reported." 
(&)   If  from  the  preferred  or  general  lists,  with  the  words  "  On  trial." 
(c)   If  from  any  other  source,  with  the  words  "Temporary  appointment." 
The  appointee  shall  then  be  notified  to  report  to  the  head  of  the  department 
concerned. 

36.  The  head  of  department  shall  cause  such  tests  to  be  made  as  he  deems 
necessary  to  determine  the  appointee's  status  in  his  trade  or  occupation  and 
shall  rate  him  provisionally  as  to  pay. 

37.  The  final  rating  as  to  pny  shall  be  made  within  two  weeks  from  date  of 
appointment.    When  any  subsequent  change  in  pay  rating  is  made,  the  reasons 
for  such  change  shall  be  filed  in  writing  with  the  labor  board. 

38.  The  head  of  department  shall  then  return  to  the  labor  board  one  copy  of 
the  list  of  names  furnished  to  him,  noting  thereon  the  provisional  pay  ratings 
of  those  employed  and  any  who  failed  to  respond  at  the  time  designated  or  who 
declined  appointment.    The  second  copy  of  the  list  shall  be  returned  within  two 
weeks,  showing  the  final  pay  ratings,  when  they  have  been  established.     The 
labor  board  shall  be  immediately  notified  by  the  head  of  department  of  any 
subsequent  changes  in  the  force  or  in  the  pay  ratings. 

39.  Any  person  who  fails  to  report  at  the  office  of  labor  employment  or  to 
the  head  of  department  at  the  time  designated,  or  who  declines  appointment, 
shall  be  dropped  from  the  eligible  list.    The  labor  board  may  reinstate  him  on 
the  list  upon  the  presentation  by  him  of  reasons  which  it  deems  adequate  and 
satisfactory  for  the  remainder  of  the  year  of  eligibility  from  the  date  of  entry 
on  the  list. 

40.  In  order  fully  to  determine  an  applicant's  qualifications,  he  shall  be  first 
employed  on  trial  for  a  period  of  six  months.     If  at  any  time  during  the  trial 
period  of  six  months  his  conduct  or  capacity  is  found  to  be  not  satisfactory,  he 
shall  be  notified  in  writing,  and  this  notice  shall  terminate  his  service.     He 
shall  be  ineligible  for  reexamination  for  a  period  of  one  year  in  the  same  trade 
or  occupation.     He  may,  on  his  application,  be  examined  in  another  trade  or 
occupation,  except  where  the  mark  for  conduct  is  "  Poor,"  in  which  event  he 
shall  be  ineligible  for  examination  within  one  year.     Retention  in  the  service 
after  the  expiration  of  the  probationary  period  shall  be  equivalent  to  absolute 
appointment.    Reasons  for  action  under  this  clause  shall  be  a  matter  of  record 
and  filed  with  the  labor  board. 

41.  In  order  to  assist  in  filling  vacancies  where  the  local  supply  of  artisans  is 
insufficient  appointment  from  the  eligible  list  of  other  stations  is  authorized 
of  persons  willing  to  accept  such  appointment. 

42.  A  record  shall  be  made  by  the  labor  board  of  all  persons  willing  to 
accept  appointments  to  other  yards  or  stations,  and  the  labor  boards  of  the 


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yards  or  stations  concerned  shall  be  informed  of  the  number  of  persons  avail- 
able in  each  trade  for  such  certification. 

43.  When  vacancies  can  not  be  filled  by  certification  from  the  eligible  lists  or 
by  temporary  appointment  the  labor  board  shall  make  requisition  for  certifica- 
tion from  the  yards  or  stations  where  there  are  eligibles  willing  to  accept 
appointment.    The  labor  board  on  which  requisition  is  made  shall  immediately 
notify  the  required  number  of  eligibles,  if  available,  and  shall  send  a  list  of 
those  notified  to  the  labor  board  from  whom  the  requisition  was  received.     A 
return  shall  be  made  to  the  yard  or  station  which  certified  the  eligibles,  to  com- 
plete its  record. 

44.  The  Civil  Service  Commission  or  the  district  secretary  shall  make  certi- 
fications for  filling  positions  under  Group  IV  (a,  b,  and  c),  except  as  provided  in 
paragraph  53. 

SECTION  VIII. — TEMPORARY  APPOINTMENT. 

45.  The  intermittent  character  of  the  work  at  navy  yards  and  naval  stations 
necessitates  employment  for  temporary  periods.    It  is  not  deemed,  however,  for 
the  best  interests  of  the  service  or  in  keeping  with  the  spirit  of  the  act  or  rules 
governing  appointments  to  the  classified  service  to  regard  such  appointments  as 
temporary,  as  defined  in  the  civil-service  rules.    With  a  view  to  making  appoint- 
ments to  the  classified  service  as  nearly  permanent  as  the  character  of  the 
work  will  permit,  discharges  for  lack  of  work  from  positions  under  Groups 
I,  II,  and  III,  either  during  or  after  the  trial  period  of  six  months,  shall  be 
made  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  paragraphs  61,  62,  and  63,  of  these 
regulations. 

46.  When  there  are  no  available  eligibles  on  a  register  kept  by  a  labor  board 
a  vacancy  may  be  filled  temporarily,  pending  the  establishment  of  an  eligible 
list,  and  continue  for  such  part  of  30  days  from  the  establishment  of  the  eligible 
list  as  may  be  required  to  fill  it  in  a  regular  manner  by  selection  from  the  eligi- 
ble list.     If  the  vacancy  can  not  be  filled  in  such  regular  manner  within  this 
period,  or  if  the  public  interest  requires  the  services  of  a  temporary  appointee 
for  the  completion  of  the  particular  job  of  work  for  which  he  was  appointed,  the 
temporary  appointment  may  be  extended,  upon  the  approval  of  the  district  secre- 
tary, for  such  part  of  an  additional  30  days  as  required.    Temporary  appoint- 
ments shall  be  made — first,  from  the  list  of  applicants  for  examination  in  the 
order  of  dates  of  filing  application,  a-nd,  second,  from  persons  outside  the  list  of 
whom  the  labor  board  may  have  knowledge  or  whose  names  are  obtained  by 
means  of  advertising  and  posting.     Temporary  appointments  made  under  these 
conditions  do  not  confer  any  right  to  classification. 

SECTION  IX. — REINSTATEMENT. 

47.  Civil  Service  Rule  IX  applies  to  employees  of  Group  IV  (a,  b,  and  c).    The 
reemployment  of  all  other  others  who  have  been  separated  from  the  force  shall 
be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  Section  XII  of  these  regulations. 

SECTION  X. — TRANSFER. 

48.  No  transfer  of  employees  shall  be  made  from  the  force  under  another 
executive  department  or  independent  Government  establishment  to  or  from 
that  of  the  Navy,  except  on  the  approval  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission.     If 
at  any  time  such  transfer  should  be  deemed  advisable  in  the  interests  of  the 
service,  the  matter  shall  be  referred  to  the  Navy  Department  for  instructions 
before  any  action  is  taken. 


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49.  An  employee  may  be  transferred  without  change  of  designation  or  rating 
from  che  force  of  one  yard  or  station  to  that  of  another  upon  his  own  applica- 
tion or  consent.     Such  transfer  shall  be  made  only     on  the  approval  of  the 
commanding  officers  of  the  stations  concerned,  and  the  transfer  order  shall 
fix  the  pay  status  of  the  employee  in  the  station  to  which  he  is  transferred. 
Any  such  case  arising  shall  b*e  referred  to  the  Navy  Department  for  instruc- 
tions.    Any  employee  whose  name  is  borne  on  a  furlough  list  for  reinstate- 
ment who  may  change  his  domicile  to  the  vicinity  of  another  naval  station 
shall,   upon  his  application,   have  his  name  entered   upon  the  furlough  list 
for  reinstatement  at  the  station  in  question,  in  accordance  with  his  rating  as 
shown  upon  his  discharge  card.    His  name  may  be  retained  on  the  list  for  the 
yard  from  which  he  was 'discharged. 

50.  Any  classified  employee  serving  in  a  position  under  Group  II  or  III  may, 
upon  request  of  the  head  of  department  or  division  and  approval  of  the  com- 
manding officer,  be  transferred  or  promoted  to  any  other  position  in  the  same 
group  if  found  qualified  by  the  labor  board. 

(a)  Commanding  officers  are  authorized  possible,    by    transfers.      In    all    cases   the 

to  regulate  transfers  of  laborers  and  me-  transfers  shall  be  made  without  change  in 

chanics   from   one  department  or   division  the  designation  and  duty  of  the  men  trans- 

to  another  in  accordance  with  the  follow-  ferred,    and,    so    far   as    possible,    without 

ing  directions  :  change  of  pay.     When  the  transfer  is  ac- 

When  it  is  apparent  that  furloughs  or  coinpanied  by  a  change  of  pay  the  men 
discharges  are  necessary  for  lack  of  work  affected  may  accept  the  change  or  the 
or  funds  in  any  department  or  division  of  alternative  of  furlough  or  discharge, 
a  navy  yard  or  station  it  shall  be  ascer-  (&)  In  cases  of  necessity  heads  of  de- 
tained prior  to  making  such  furloughs  or  partments  or  divisions  may  assign  work- 
discharges  whether  or  not  there  is  a  de-  men,  if  efficient,  in  allied  trades  or  occu- 
mand  for  the  particular  class  of  men  to  be  pations  for  single  periods  not  to  exceed  six 
furloughed  or  discharged  in  any  other  de-  days,  but  such  period  shall  not  exceed  one 
partment  or  division.  Likewise,  addi-  day  unless  authorized  by  the  commanding 
tional  employees  shall  not  be  called  in  officer.  The  rating  and  pay  of  persons  so 
through  the  labor  board  until  after  it  has  employed  shall  not  be  changed  on  the  pay 
been  ascertained  whether  there  are  available  roll.  When  it  is  desired  to  continue  such 
suitable  men  in  other  departments  or  divi-  transfer  for  a  longer  period  the  specific 
sions  whose  services  may  be  spared,  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy 
object  being  the  retention  of  suitable  men  must  be  obtained, 
and  the  meeting  of  requirements,  wherever 

SECTION  XI. — PROMOTION. 

PROMOTIONS RERATINGS REDUCTIONS. 

51.  Such  reratings  as  to  pay,  either  advancement  or  reduction  of  employees 
under  Groups  I,  II,  or  III,  as  are  required  from  time  to  time  by  the  efficiency 
of  the  employees  and  the  needs  of  the  service,  shall  be  made  by  the  head  of  the 
department  or  division. 

52.  Any  classified  employee  serving  in  a  position  under  Group  II  who  has 
rendered  six  months'  satisfactory  service  may,  upon  request  of  the  head  of 
department  or  division  and  approval  of  the  commanding  officer,  be  promoted 
to  a  position  in  Group  III  upon  passing  the  tests  of  fitness  required  by  the 
Civil  Service  Commission. 

53.  A   competitive   examination   for   leadingman    and    quarterman    shall    be 
held  in  January  of  each  year,  or  more  or  less  frequently,  as  required.    Competi- 
tion in  such  examination  shall  be  confined  to  employees  who  have  worked  at 
the  trade  for  which  examination  is  to  be  held  in  the  navy  yard  for  the  six 
months  next  preceding  the  date  of  the  examination.     An  employee  may  be 
examined   for   either   or   both   leadingman    and   quarterman.      The   names   of 


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eligibles  resulting  from  such  examinations  shall  be  placed  on  the  eligible  lists 
for  the  respective  trades  in  the  order  of  merit  as  shown  by  the  examination. 
Such  eligibility  shall  terminate  upon  the  establishment  of  the  register  from 
the  next  annual  examination.  Eligibles  desiring  continuation  of  such  eligibility 
must  pass  the  examination  each  year.  The  labor  board  shall  keep  these  regis- 
ters and  make  certifications  therefrom. 

(a)  A  head  of  department  or  division  the  name  selected  by  the  head  of  depart- 
requiring  the  services  of  a  leadingman  or  ment  or  division  entered  thereon,  to  the 
quarterman  shall  make  a  requisition  for  Secretary  of  the  Navy  for  approval, 
said  leadingman  or  quarterman  on  Navy  Where  the  highest  eligible  is  selected  the 
Yard  Orders,  Form  15b,  on  the  labor  board,  approval  of  the  commanding  officer  or  in- 
stating on  said  requisition  his  reasons  dustrial  manager,  as  the  case  may  be,  will 
therefor.  The  labor  board,  upon  receipt  of  be  sufficient. 

said  requisition,  shall  certify  to  the- head  (6)  In  case  the  eligible  register  for 
of  department  or  division  on  a  separate  leadingman  or  quarterman  in  any  par- 
sheet  the  highest  three  names  on  the  eli-  ticular  trade  or  trades  should  become  ex- 
gible  list  for  promotion  to  leadingman  or  hausted  and  it  is  necessary  to  appoint  a 
quarterman,  as  the  case  may  be,  in  that  leadingman  or  quarterman  in  the  par- 
trade.  The  head  of  department  or  division  ticular  trade  or  trades  before  the  next 
shall  select  one  of  the  three  names  certi-  regular  examination  for  leadingman  or 
fiod  and  return  the  certificate  to  the  labor  quarterman  an  examination  will  immedi- 
board  by  indorsement,  indicating  his  selec-  ately  be  requested.  The  eligibility  for  ap- 
tion.  In  the  event  that  the  highest  eligible  pointment  resulting  from  such  examina- 
on  the  list  is  not  selected,  the  head  of  de-  tions  will  terminate  upon  the  establishment 
partment  or  division  shall  state  the  rea-  of  the  register  from  the  next  annual  exami- 
sons  therefor  in  writing,  and  the  board  nation  of  candidates  for  leadingman  and 
shall  then  forward  the  requisition,  with  quarterman. 

54.  Whenever,  by  reason  of  an  increase  in  the  force,  additional  leadingmen 
mid  quartermen  become  necessary  they  shall  be  appointed  from  the  eligible 
registers  for  such  positions. 

55.  Whenever,  by  reason  of  a  reduction  in  the  force,  the  services  of  leading- 
men  and  quartermen  cease  to  be  necessary  they  shall  be  reduced  to  the  highest 
grade  in  the  trade  in  question  and  shall  be  given  priority  of  retention  on  the 
force  as  long  as,  in  the  judgment  of  the  head  of  department,  their  services  and 
conduct  entitle  €hem  to  this  preference. 

56.  Any  leadingman  or  quarterman  who  may  be  reduced  in  rating  in  pur- 
suance of  the  provisions  of  paragraph  55  shall  be  placed  upon  the  eligible  list 
for  reappointment  ahead  of  eligibles  on  the  list  by  examination  and  shall  be 
given  precedence  equivalent  to  the  date  of  his  last  appointment  as  leadingman 
or  quarterman,  such  eligibility  to  terminate  one  year  from  the  date  of  his 
reduction  in  rating  from  leadingman  or  quarterman. 

57.  All  changes  shall  immediately  be  reported  to  the  labor  board  in  order 
that  the  employee's  record  may  be  correctly  posted  to  date. 

58.  When  reductions  in  rating  or  pay  are  made  under  the  provisions  of  these 
regulations  for  administrative  reasons  it  shall  be  so  stated  on  the  order  and 
on  the  return  to  the  labor  board. 

59.  Employees  under  Groups  II  or  III  may  be  demoted  to  a  position  under 
Group  I  upon  passing  the  required  physical  test.     The  reasons  for  reduction 
must  be  made  a  matter  of  record  in  the  office  of  the  labor  board. 

60.  The  procedure  given  under  Section  XII  for  removals  for  cause  shall  be 
followed  in  all  cases  of  reduction  for  delinquency  or  misconduct. 

SECTION  XII. — SEPARATION — DISCHARGE — RESIGNATION. 

61.  Whenever,  by  reason  of  lack  of  work  or  lack  of  funds,  it  becomes  neces- 
sary to  reduce  the  force  the  least  efficient  shall  be  first  discharged.     Retention 
on  the  force  must  be  based  on  efficiency,  the  most  efficient  being  retained  to 


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the  last.  The  head  of  the  department  concerned  shall  be  the  sole  judge  of  an 
employee's  efficiency,  and  in  determining  it  must  give  consideration  to  work' 
manship,  conduct,  punctuality,  regularity  of  attendance,  and  the  physical 
ability  of  the  employee  to  perform  his  work. 

(a)   When,    by    reason    of    a    temporary  good "  for  workmanship  and  conduct  may 

suspension  of  work,  it  becomes  necesary  to  be   furloughed   by   the   commanding  officer 

reduce  the  force,  employees  who  are  enti-  for  a  period  not  longer  than  15  days, 
tied   to   a   mark   of   not   less    than    "  Very 

62.  The  names  of  employees  under  Groups  I,  II,  and  III  discharged  for  lack  of 
work  or  lack  of  funds  whose  marks  are  not  less  than  "  Very  good  *'  for  both 
workmanship  and  conduct  shall  at  once  be  entered  qn  the  furlough  list  for 
reinstatement  in  the  order  of  merit  as  shown  in  their  record  of  discharge,  or 
in  case  of  equality  of  merit  in  the  order  of  original  appointment.     Employees 
discharged  for  lack  of  work  or  lack  of  funds  whose  marks  are  less  than  "  Very- 
good"  for  either  workmanship  or  conduct  shall  not  have  their  names  entered 
on  the  furlough  list  for  reinstatement,  but  shall  be  required  to  file  an  applica- 
tion for  reexamination  if  they  desire  reemployment.     Discharged  employees 
whose  mark  for  conduct  is  "  Poor  "  shall  not  be  eligible  for  examination  for  any 
position  within  one  year,  and  if  application  for  examination  is  made  after  the 
expiration  of  a  year  each  such  case  shall  be  considered  and  the  application 
accepted  or  rejected  on  its  individual  merits.     Discharged  employees  whose 
mark  for  workmanship  is  "  Poor  "  shall  not  be  eligible  for  examination  within 
one  year  for  the  same  position  as  that  from  which  separated. 

63.  In  case  of  discharge  for  lack  of  work  or  lack  of  funds  during  the  trial 
period  of  six  months,  the  provisions  of  paragraph  62  shall  apply  if  the  em- 
ployee concerned  has  served  not  less  than  two  months;  otherwise  his  name 
shall  be  restored  to  the  general  list  according  to  the  percentage  rating  held  at 
the  time  of  certification.     When   reernployed  it   shall   be  on  trial  until  six 
months'  total  service  is  completed. 

64.  An  employee  may  be  suspended  without  pay  for  a  period  not  exceeding 
six   days  for   carelessness,   indolence,   intemperance,    insubordination,    or   like 
causes  by  the  commanding  officer.     Authority  for  suspension  for  longer  than 
six  days  must  be  obtained  from  the  Navy  Department.    Any  such  case  arising 
shall  be  first  investigated  by  the  head  of  department,  who  shall  report  his  find- 
ings, in  writing,  to  the  commanding  officer.     The  original  record  shall,  after 
final  action,  be  sent  to  the  labor  board  for  filing,  and  the  action  taken  shall  be 
noted  on  the  employee's  record. 

(a)   In  cases  of  recommendations  for  re-  ing,  inspection,  messenger,  or  watch  force, 

moval  when  it  is  evident  that  the  interests  etc.,  must  be  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of 

of  the  service  will  be  better  subserved  by  the  Navy,  except  in  cases  of  recommenda- 

immediately    relieving    the    accused    from  tions  for  removal,  when  suspension  may  be 

duty,  pending  final  action  on  the  charges,  made  pending  final  action  on  the  charges, 

that  course  shall  be  pursued.  The  sus-  and  promptly  reported  to  the  department, 
pension  of  employees  of  the  clerical,  draft- 

65.  The  acceptance  of  the  resignation  of  any  person  in  the  classified  service 
concludes  his  connection  therewith  and  his  record  shall  be  posted  accordingly. 

66.  An  employee  under  Group  I,  II,  or  III  separated  from  the  force  by  volun- 
tary resignation  for  reasons  not  involving  delinquency,  misconduct,  or  ineffi- 
ciency on  his  part,  with  marks  not  less  than  "  Very  good  "  for  both  workman- 
ship  and   conduct,    may   have   his   name   entered   on    the   furlough   list   for 
reinstatement  if  request  therefor  is  made  in  writing  within  30  days  from  the 
date  of  separation.     A  person  so  separated  whose  mark  is  less  than  "  Very 
good  "  for  either  workmanship  or  conduct  shall  be  required  to  file  application 
in  the  manner  provided  in  paragraph  62. 


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67.  An  employee  who  is  absent  from  six  consecutive  musters  without  proper 
authority  shall  be  deemed  to  have  voluntarily  separated  himself  from  the  force, 
provided  the  absence  is  not  due  to  causes  which  may  be  considered  as  delin- 
quency or  misconduct.     An  employee  under  Group  I,  II,  or  III  so  separated 
may,  upon  his  request  within  30  days  of  the  separation,  have  his  name  entered 
on  the  furlough  list  for  reinstatement  in  the  manner  provided  in  paragraph 
62  if  his  marks  entitle  him  to  entry  on  that  list,  the  period  of  eligibility  to 
terminate  one  year  from  the  date  of  separation.     An  employee  whose  absence 
was  due  to  illness  or  other  valid  cause  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  labor  board, 
and  upon  the  presentation  of  satisfactory  evidence  that  the  absence  was  un- 
avoidable and  due  to  valid  causes,  be  reassigned  to  duty  without  requisition. 
If,  however,  a  reduction  of  force  is  made  during  such  absence,  the  employee 
in  question  shall  be  considered  for  discharge  in  the  same  manner  as  if  present 
and  on  duty  on  the  day  the  reduction  in  force  was  made,  and  if  selected  for 
discharge  the  labor  board  and  the  employee  shall  be  notified  accordingly  by 
the  head  of  department.    If  so  selected,  his  name  shall  at  once  be  entered  on 
the  furlough  list  for  reinstatement  as  provided  in  paragraph  62  if  his  marks 
entitle  him  to  entry  on  that  list. 

(a)   Discharge  cards  shall  be  marked  by  Very  good  ;  equivalent  percentage  rating, 

heads  of  departments  or  divisions  to  show  80  to  90. 

efficiency,     considering    workmanship     and  Good ;    equivalent   percentage   rating,   70 

conduct,    the    general    schedule    of    marks  to  80. 

being :  Fair ;    equivalent    percentage    rating,    60 

Excellent ;  equivalent  percentage  rating,  to  70. 

90  to  100.  Poor  ;   equivalent   percentage   rating,   be- 
low 60. 

68.  An  employee  may  be  removed  or  reduced  for  cause.     The  procedure  in 
such  a  case  is  governed  by  the  following  law,  approved  August,  24,  1912: 

"That  no  person  in  the  classified  civil  service  of  the  United  States  shall  be 
removed  therefrom  except  for  such  cause  as  will  promote  the  efficiency  of  said 
service  and  for  reasons  given  in  writing,  and  the  person  whose  removal  is 
sought  shall  have  notice  of  the  same  and  of  any  charges  preferred  against 
him  and  be  furnished  with  a  copy  thereof,  and  also  be  allowed  a  reasonable 
time  for  personally  answering  the  same  in  writing;  and  affidavits  in  support 
thereof;  but  no  examination  of  witnesses  nor  any  trial  or  hearing  shall  be 
required  except  in  the  discretion  of  the  officer  making  the  removal ;  and  copies 
of  charges,  notice  of  hearing,  answer,  reasons  for  removal,  and  of  the  order  of 
removal  shall  be  made  a  part  of  the  records  of  the  proper  department  or  office, 
as  shall  also  the  reasons  for  reduction  in  rank  or  compensation ;  and  copies  of 
the  same  shall  be  furnished  to  the  person  affected  upon  request,  and  the  Civil 
Service  Commission  also  shall,  upon  request,  be  furnished  copies  of  the  same." 

In  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  the  above  act  the  commanding  officer  shall 
be  considered  as  the  officer  making  the  removal  in  the  case  of  all  employees  of 
the  yard  or  station  under  his  command,  except  those  under  Group  iVc. 

SECTION  XIII. — REPORT  OF  CHANGES. 

69.  Reports  of  all  changes  shall  be  made  as  they  occur  by  the  heads  of 
departments  to  the  labor  board.    The  district  secretary  shall  make  such  returns 
to  the  Civil  Service  Commission  direct,  as  may  be  required  by  the  commission. 

SECTION  XIV. — TESTIMONY. 
(Civil-Service  Rule  XIV.) 

70.  "  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  officer  and  employee  in  the  executive  civil 
service  and  of  every  applicant  or  eligible  for  a  position  therein  to  give  to  the 


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commission  or  its  authorized  representatives  all  proper*  and  eoiuijetep,'  infer- 
mation  and  testimony  in  regard  to  matters  inquired  of  arising  under  the  civil- 
service  act  and  rules  and  to  subscribe  such  testimony  and  make  oath  or  affirma- 
tion to  the  same  before  some  officer  authorized  by  law  to  administer  oaths." 

SECTION  XV. — WITHHOLDING  SALARY. 
(Civil-Service  Rule  XV.) 

71.  "  If  the  commission  shall  find  that  any  person  is  holding  a  position  in 
violation  of  the  civil-service  act  or  the  rules  promulgated  in  accordance  there- 
with, it  shall,  after  notice  to  the  person  affected  and  an  opportunity  for  ex- 
planation, certify  the  facts  to  the  proper  appointing  officer.    If  such  person  be 
not  dismissed  within  10  days  thereafter,  it  shall  certify  that  fact  to  the  proper 
disbursing  and  auditing  officers,  and  such  officers  shall  not  pay  or  audit  the 
salary  or  wages  of  such  person  thereafter  accruing :  Provided,  That  if  a  ques- 
tion of  law  respecting  the  power  to  appoint  or  employ  is  raised  in  any  such 
case,  the  President  or  the  head  of  a  department  may  obtain  the  opinion  of  the 
Attorney  General  thereon." 

SECTION  XVI. — REGULATIONS. 

72.  These  regulations  are  isued  for  the  guidance  of  commanding  officers, 
labor  boards,  and  heads  of  departments.    No  change  therein  or  departure  there- 
from shall  be  made  except  as  hereinbefore  provided  on  page  5. 

Approved,  by  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  August  16,  1915. 

FRANKLIN  D.  ROOSEVELT, 
Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 

Approved,    by    direction    of    the    United    States    Civil    Service    Commission, 
August  3,  1915. 

JOHN  A.  MclLHENNY,  President. 

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